This week we learned about several core concepts of modern educational design, including the strategy of reverse design, which is setting learning goals before designing assessments and learning activities; Merrill’s Five Principles of Teaching and Learning; and Bloom’s Taxonomy, which are principles and theories that emphasize the structure of the learning activity and the higher-order thinking skills of students. The difference between active and passive learning and how it can be done through multimedia and interactive tools So I am using H5P to make a how-to guide on buying discounted items on Black Friday to promote active participation and deeper learning, supporting the learning process through step-by-step tasks and feedback.
Lesson Plan: Learn how to shop for discounted items on Black Friday
Overview:
It will soon be the annual Black Friday. Many people will buy appliances, clothes, etc. In this lesson, students will learn how to tell which discount policies are a better deal, how to use different shopping apps and coupons for buying different items, and then make basic categorizations and decisions. Video and text tips are also provided for students to watch and read. This ensures that at the end of the lesson, they can learn how to buy and pick the best-discounted items at a good value for their money.
Lesson Objectives:
By the end of this lesson, learners will be able to:
- Set a clear budget, research prices in advance, and prepare a specific shopping list.
- Utilize social media and newsletters for exclusive deals, bookmark retailer websites, and understand their policies on price matching and returns.
- Plan your shopping route to maximize efficiency, and use different shopping apps and coupon aggregators for the best deals
- Discern the strength of the merchant’s discounts and understand the numbers game while calculating the strength of the discount.
- Learn to spend rationally and pursue pragmatism without overspending.
Read/Watch:
(6 mins) When you are doing online shopping on Black Friday, these tips and tricks will help you get maximum savings.
(3–4 minutes read) discuss 12 types of discounts and the benefits they offer to customers.
(2–3 minutes read) Introduces the types of discounts and the main ways to get Black Friday deals and provides a discount calculator to do the calculations
This website provides many different shipping apps and helps students make comparisons and categorizations.
This website provides many different shipping apps and helps students make comparisons and categorizations.
Content:
For someone who needs a new laptop, desktop, gaming PC, or tablet, Black Friday is the time to upgrade. Products will be on sale at retailers like Best Buy, Amazon, Walmart, etc.
For someone who needs small appliances, home goods products will be on sale at retailers like Home Depot, Walmart, Amazon, etc.
Application:
Reflection:
After completing the lesson, learners will participate in a group discussion forum to reflect on their experiences and learnings from this lesson. Discuss the three-question list below:
- What kind of shopping discounts do you find most attractive to you, and why?
- What do you need to do before you go shopping, and are your general reasons for shopping more rational or emotional?
- From what you learned in this lesson, What knowledge works best in your shopping? The ones that you find most effective in saving money?
To Do This Week:
- Watch the video on Black Friday Hacks — 5 Black Friday Tips and Tricks(6 mins)
- Read the article 12 Common Types of Discounts.
- Read the article Black Friday Calculator and try the calculator on the website.
- Browse and compare different shopping websites on Amazon Canada To Our Place: Here Are All The Early Best Black Friday Sales To Shop.
- Browse and compare different shopping websites on The best early Black Friday 2023 deals: Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, and more.
- Complete H5P Activity: Use different app for shopping.
- Complete H5P Activity: Single right choiceShopping discount calculations and decisions.
- Complete H5P Activity: Multiple Choice/True or False Questionnaire
- Complete H5P Activity: Summary
- Post to the Discussion Forum: Post thoughts and reflections on the 3 discussion questions.
Reflection Questions on Module 4:
Q) What was your experience of trying out H5P? Which of the activities do you think you would make the most use of in your teaching context and what would you use them to do? Which ones do you think require the most resources to create?
I think it took me some time to learn how to use h5p at first, but once I got the hang of it, it helped enhance my teaching experience and helped me create a variety of interactive activities such as quizzes, multiple-choice questions, and drag-and-drop exercises to increase student engagement and test learning outcomes. I found the drag-and-drop images and multiple-choice questions to be the most helpful because my goal was for everyone to be able to compare and differentiate the final discounts of discounted items using different shopping platforms. I felt that the drag-and-drop images and their need for images and the names and categories of each platform and then categorizing them, although I used 5 shopping apps at this time. However, in a more complex scenario it could be 20 different types and resources of shopping sites and brands.
References:
What Is Scaffolding in Education and How Is It Applied? (2023, September 19). GCU. https://www.gcu.edu/blog/teaching-school-administration/what-scaffolding-in-education-how-applied
Black Friday Hacks — 5 Black Friday Tips and Tricks. (n.d.). Www.youtube.com. Retrieved November 11, 2023, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcmFzgOZ1Y4
12 Common Types of Discounts. (n.d.). Indeed Career Guide. https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/discounts-types
Black Friday Calculator – Check If a Deal Is Real. (n.d.). Www.omnicalculator.com. Retrieved November 11, 2023, from https://www.omnicalculator.com/finance/black-friday
From Amazon Canada To Our Place: Here Are All The Early Best Black Friday Sales To Shop. (n.d.). Www.ctvnews.ca. Retrieved November 11, 2023, from https://www.ctvnews.ca/shopping/articles/deals/best-early-black-friday-deals-2023.html
The best early Black Friday 2023 deals: Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, and more. (n.d.). ZDNET. Retrieved November 11, 2023, from https://www.zdnet.com/article/best-early-black-friday-deals-2023/
joliveros
Hi Lawrence,
I think you have created a comprehensive lesson plan that utilizes Merrill’s Five Principles and Bloom’s Taxonomy in order to teach a practical lesson in life: saving money. The content, infographics, and read/watch content successfully align with your learning objectives. In particular, I enjoyed your reflection question, “What kind of shopping discounts do you find most attractive to you, and why?” because it allows the reader to reflect on their experiences and preferences and analyze how they may be able to use the content to help them personally.
I appreciate you giving providing some useful Black Friday tips that I will put to use this week. Great job!